We have a full round of fixtures to look forward to in Ligue 1 this weekend including the meeting between Lille OSC and RC Strasbourg. The hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 48 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 56 points.
Lille OSC come into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Reims in Ligue 1 on Wednesday night. Having fallen behind in the first half, Lille OSC scored the equaliser 12 minutes into the second half but conceded a second goal at the end of the game to lose in dramatic circumstances.
📣 #RCSASRFC (2-1) I 𝙀𝙨𝙩-𝙘𝙚 𝙦𝙪'𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚̂𝙩𝙨 ? 𝙉𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙣 !😄 Profitons de l'instant présent ! pic.twitter.com/u8Prb9BYsa— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) April 21, 2022
📣 #RCSASRFC (2-1) I 𝙀𝙨𝙩-𝙘𝙚 𝙦𝙪'𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚̂𝙩𝙨 ? 𝙉𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙣 !😄 Profitons de l'instant présent ! pic.twitter.com/u8Prb9BYsa
That result means Lille OSC have failed to win any of their 4 most recent Ligue 1 fixtures and they are dropping out of contention for the European places.
Prior to the defeat at Reims on Wednesday night, Lille OSC lost 2-1 at home against Lens and were held to a draw by Bordeaux and Angers. In fact, Lille OSC have recorded just a single win from their last 7 matches in all competitions.
Home form in Ligue 1 shows Lille OSC have picked up just a single victory from their last 6 games. However, they have remained undefeated in 4 of their last 5, with 3 of those games ending in draws. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Lille’s 5 most recent home league fixtures.
RC Strasbourg make the trip to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy having beat Rennes 2-1 at home in Ligue 1 on Wednesday night. It was a massive result for RC Strasbourg against the team one place above them in the table and gives them belief they can finish in the top three and qualify for the Champions League this season.
The victory over Rennes, means RC Strasbourg are undefeated in their 11 most recent games, all of which have come in Ligue 1.
However, they have picked up only 3 wins from their last 9 league matches and RC Strasbourg have become a draw specialist in France.
Trends show RC Strasbourg have drawn each of their last 4 away Ligue 1 fixtures, picking up a point at Saint-Etienne, Reims, Lorient, and Troyes. Trends show RC Strasbourg have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 away Ligue 1 games.
Team news and Lille OSC are without the suspended duo of Burak Yilmaz and Tiago Djaló. Hatem Ben Arfa, Ivo Grbic, and Sven Botman are on the treatment table and will miss out.
RC Strasbourg have four players unavailable for this game, with Nordine Kandil, Marvin Elimbi, Abdul Majeed Waris, and Ismaël Doukouré all injured.
Lille OSC have been in poor form recently while RC Strasbourg have been difficult to beat. However, RC Strasbourg are struggling to win matches on the road and this could be another away game without defeat but also without taking maximum points. We expect this match to end level, with under 2.5 goals scored.